UNSPSC 85711029: Reposition left acromioclavicular joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left acromioclavicular joint, external approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0RSHXZZ

UNSPSC 85711029 Reposition left acromioclavicular joint, external approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes orthopedic surgical procedure codes, but the recent state and local opportunities show little alignment with the code's abstract scope. The code appears to have been misapplied to a range of health services procurement activities that do not involve acromioclavicular joint repositioning: medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational health surveillance, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. The actual work being solicited under this code tag encompasses disability benefit medical evaluations, Center of Excellence surgical networks, occupational medicine surveillance, hospital-based emergency and specialty care, pharmacy claims processing, and temporary clinical staffing placement across multiple ancillary health professional categories. Issuing bodies include city retirement offices, city human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county probation departments, county health systems, and county commissioners' offices—a geographically dispersed mix of municipal, county, and state buyers without a dominant pattern of repeat activity under this specific code.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual applications, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The City of Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures for roughly 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026) covering baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations. The code shows no material alignment with orthopedic joint repositioning procurement; the UNSPSC tag appears to be a classification error rather than a reliable signal of future activity in surgical procedure work.